Wooden churches of the Slovak Carpathians
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
|---|---|
Wooden church in Hronsek | |
| Location | Slovakia |
| Includes |
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| Criteria | Cultural: (iii), (iv) |
| Reference | 1273 |
| Inscription | 2008 (32nd Session) |
| Area | 2.5644 ha (6.337 acres) |
| Buffer zone | 90.4141 ha (223.418 acres) |
| Coordinates | 49°20′10″N 19°33′30″E / 49.33611°N 19.55833°E |
Carpathian Wooden Churches is the name of a UNESCO World Heritage Site that consists of nine wooden religious buildings constructed between the 16th and 18th centuries in eight different locations in Slovakia. They include two Roman Catholic (Hervartov, Tvrdošín), three Protestant (so-called Articular churches in Hronsek, Leštiny, Kežmarok) and three Greek Catholic churches (Bodružal, Ruská Bystrá, Ladomirová) plus one belfry in Hronsek.
In addition to these churches there are about 50 more wooden churches in the territory of present-day Slovakia mainly in the northern and eastern part of the Prešov Region (see e.g. this map).
